Mayor Lab

Mayor Lab

About Us

The primary aim of our research group is to elucidate the
mechanism that underlies the development of the Neural Crest. We would like to
know how Neural Crest cells acquire their identity within the ectoderm and how
their migration and differentiation is controlled.

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Mayor Lab 2014

Collective cell migration of neural crest is based on attraction and repulsion between cells, similar to the attraction and repulsion of swarming birds. See: Carmona-Fontaine et al (2011). Developmental Cell. 21, 1026-37.